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Phnom Penh vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Phnom Penh is 48.2% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% more in Phnom Penh
Groceries: pay 86.6% more in Phnom Penh
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Phnom Penh
Housing: pay 35.6% more in Phnom Penh
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Phnom Penh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Phnom Penh
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Phnom Penh

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Phnom Penh are more expensive than in Peru. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Phnom Penh. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 47.7% more for restaurants

	Peru	Phnom Penh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN14.14	$5.00 KHR20,299.35	+33.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.79	$7.00 KHR28,419.09	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.53	$1.12 KHR4,560.59	+20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.77	$1.01 KHR4,104.85	+115.3%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 86.6% more for groceries

	Peru	Phnom Penh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN8.02	$1.85 KHR7,510.76	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN12.17	$6.08 KHR24,697.54	+89.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN17.50	$8.07 KHR32,754.93	+74.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN10.11	$1.90 KHR7,706.37	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN9.09	$1.87 KHR7,596.30	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.69	$2.17 KHR8,823.99	+205.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.45	$0.87 KHR3,512.06	+124.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.66	$1.89 KHR7,660.76	+330.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.72	$0.67 KHR2,735.98	+48.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.64	$0.76 KHR3,099.91	+76.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.47	$0.65 KHR2,639.52	+67.4%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Peru	Phnom Penh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN19.61	$4.40 KHR17,845.37	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN66.55	$10.60 KHR43,034.62	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN77,565.85	$49,000.00 KHR198,933,602.07	+138.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN60.62	$9.00 KHR36,538.82	-43.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 35.6% more for housing

	Peru	Phnom Penh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN107.87	$22.30 KHR90,530.39	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,227.77	$502.11 KHR2,038,481.81	+54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN904.32	$277.36 KHR1,126,028.21	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN140.48	$72.12 KHR292,816.52	+94.0%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Peru	Phnom Penh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN644.54	$340.00 KHR1,380,355.61	+99.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN15,397.42	$13,900.83 KHR56,435,568.30	+241.2%
Average			+170.3%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Phnom Penh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.33	$1.50 KHR6,089.80	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.75	$2.77 KHR11,261.30	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN20.41	$2.00 KHR8,119.74	-63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN121.47	$48.33 KHR196,227.02	+50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN19.03	$5.50 KHR22,329.28	+9.2%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Peru	Phnom Penh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN161.26	$24.67 KHR100,143.45	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN98.37	$20.80 KHR84,445.28	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN251.84	$93.00 KHR377,567.86	+39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN237.61	$67.67 KHR274,717.83	+7.6%
Average			-3.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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